Massive wildfires continued to scorch Southern California on
Sunday fueled by whipping Santa Ana winds as thousands of firefighters braced
for more extreme weather in the week ahead. Five fires covering more than a
quarter of a million acres raged across California on Sunday, with 9,000
firefighters combating the flames, according to the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
More than 800 homes and structures have been destroyed and
98,000 people have been forced to evacuate, according to Cal Fire. The ongoing
blazes are threatening 25,000 homes. By far the largest blaze, the Thomas Fire
in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, spanned 230,000 acres and was only 10
percent contained, authorities said Sunday night.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-evacuations-ordered-california-wildfires-whip-across-region-n828221
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